About three months ago, I started having vaginal and vulval itching. Then, about two months ago, my vulva started to feel painful and look swollen, so I went to the doctor. I was tested for herpes, chlamydia, and gonorrhea which all came back negative. I also had to do a vaginal swab test and the only thing that came back positive was yeast infection. I was prescribed hydrozole …

I'm honestly hoping to get any bit of advice anyone might have to offer. I go from bouts of sobbing hysterically in my boyfriend's arms to feeling confident that I can beat this.

I haven't been actually diagnosed with vulvodynia but EVERYTHING under the sun has come back negative. I started having sex 4 years ago after starting Lo Loestrin, with my first and current boyfriend …

I am new here and hope to gain some insight into my vulva pain. I suffered for a long time not realizing that there are ways to feel better. I saw the Dr. yesterday and I am starting P/T pelvic and valium suppositories.

Hey all. I'm really struggling to find anyone in real life who can really understand what I'm going through. I've had vestibulodynia for 5 years now and I'm single. Obviously it has completely affected how I approach dating and sex and the fact that I can't really talk to people irl about it has made me feel very lonely. I've found that a lot of the women who have this problem are married and …

Hi everyone - I can't believe I've been dealing with this for almost 10 years and an appointment scheduler at a urogyn office is the one to suggest I look into vulvodynia. Honestly, I don't care, I just thankful I might have an answer.

I have pain in one specific spot right around the urethral opening so it always coincides with urinating (it's not a uti). Does anyone else deal with pain …

I'm so glad I found this forum! I was diagnosed with vulvodynia/vulvar vestibulitis (still not sure about the difference between all the different terms) a couple of months ago and I could do with some advice. This is probably going to be a lot of text because I just want to get everything off my chest, so please bear with me.

This is probably a little unconventional, but I’m a man who is here because his wife has been diagnosed with vulvodynia. The poor girl has been suffering with vulva pain for around 10 years now, and I’ve been by her side through the pain and tears and doctors misunderstandings the whole way, and we’re both exhausted and terrified by the whole experience.

Hey, ladies! I’m new to this support group, I’ve thought about doing something like this for a while so I wanted to try this out! I’ve had vulvodynia for 6 years now, I am self diagnosed. I’m 20 now and the pain started when I had my first encounter with sexual contact when I was 14(I still remained a virgin though it was fingering). For a couple years the pain was so bad I could hardly …

This vulvodynia that I'm currently suffering with is so cruel. I hurt, I burn, I itch. When I first got this several years ago, before the internet, I though I was the only one with this awful disorder. Doctors couldn't figure it out. I felt so alone and devastated. Somehow it disappeared for a few years and now I'm suffering again. This dreaded V misery is back and I feel like I will be with …

I don't know what I'd do without my meetings for London VPSG (vulval pain society) ...I've felt really encouraged when they said it's a very very good sign to have amitriptyline work for my pain at a dose of 50 mg (which is low to them) ....it hasn't been the case for most of them unfortunately.... anyway, I am more positive now...I finished my exams without sitting pain...and I'm starting to WALK AGAIN like I used to...now if only I could get my new doctor in feb. to give me LYRICA I might have a life back!Now if only I could control my aggressive behaviour and hostility (from the pills)....I shouted at a member of staff 2 weeks ago (crap) and at my room mate today ....hmmmm

That's great Mary Jane!! I so wish I had a support group or even just one person to talk to about 'V'.Amil worked for me too and as you probably know about me I went off them too quickly and the pain came back. I now take nortriptyline combined with lyrica and they work really well for the nerve pain. I am so glad you sat your exams with out pain, that is so positive. I am back studying at age 42 and I do find it hard to retain information so it will be a slow pace for me to complete the course. My anger and hostility is hard to control and it takes a lot of positive self talk when in a situation that I am unhappy with. I feel I have a little bit of a bad attitude towards happy people as I am suffering this horrible condition and it seems unfair, so I have to keep saying to myself I am not dying so I am lucky. Some times this works and other times it does not. In my lunch brake the other day one lady was complaining of getting sore calves every time she runs and how frustrating it was for her. I reacted very badly and told her "what the f_ _ _ _ are you complaining for you have nothing f_ _ _ _ _ _ wrong with you". I did apologise later but I'm not a favourite at work at moment. Is it just me or does every one have trouble with women in the work place ? I have told my close work ladies about my condition and not one has ever shown me any consideration. I am or was a people pleaser and I have done the nicest things for other women I work with but I never get it returned. I am sometimes negative about women supporting other women.

I hope you get your lyrica at your Doctors appointment, I take 75mg at night which is a very low dose, and it works for me as long as I don't sit for too long or wear tight pants or get very stressed.xxZ

I am highly confused right now at the difference between pudendal neuralgia and classic vulvodynia...I share none of the symptoms for classic vulvodynia, I seem to have pure neuralgia...my q-tip test showed different results every time!!

I get a LOT of buzzing down there and referred pain in my hips and toes, buttocks....that sounds like pudendal problems to me and not vulvodynia...Have you ever tried seeing Dr Richard Reid in Sidney ?

I know VERY WELL what you mean by other women. I get jealous whenever I see a girl in high heels, I can't wear mine anymore...and yes, whenever some other girl complains about her "life problems" I just want to roll my eyes and hope she shuts up...I used to be the sweetest person before this, now I lash out and yell at people

Hi Mary JaneYes I am talking to specialist in March re nerve blocks, she is only doing this to see if I can come off medication, she said its 50/50 chance of working. A part from vulva pain I have pain in my heels, lower back and left side upper back. I get all sorts of sensations down there ! Only yesterday I had 2 hours of feeling like ants were crawling around under my skin in my pelvic area and vulva. I think you are much younger than me , I can only imagine how hard it would be to watch other girls your age carry on with normal life. But every specialist I have seen tells me the younger you are the more chance of V just going away. I think I have nerve pain and I can have pain free sex and my pelvic floor muscles are all good according to several physios I have tried. So it is hard to know which way to turn now ??????? But I am not giving up.......

zarli, you leave me baffled! if you can have intercourse, that is a BIG DEAL!!! I get the feeling of bugs crawling under my skin as well. sucks big time... I see my pain consultant in 3 weeks and see what she thinks is happening...